Bernborough

This is a statue of Bernborough a famous race horse. He stood in a park in Oakey, one of the towns we stayed in, during our trip to the Carnival of Flowers. The day was warm but the night cool. We needed an extra blanket on our beds. The chill seeped through the wall like a silent ghost.

This one stood at the top of Picnic Point.
There was haze over the valley below, because of all the bush fires in the surrounding areas.

Will post more later. Need to go for a walk to exercise my aching muscles.

Rest time

I have been sorting out items to pass on to my family. Never been taken out of the box. My mother and I won them at cent sales.
"Put them away," said my Mother. "We might need them one day."
One day is a long time coming. So out go the items I'll never use. I have stacked them in a room for family to take what they can use. The rest will be sent to a charity. I'll have some spare space. Less clutter to move when cleaning.

I found a spare crocheted rug in one bag. It had never been used. I took it to the aged care home for some of the oldies to use, when I went to visit my friends.

I had no online service for two days. I don't know what the company were doing. The timing was wrong for me. This time of the year, I have friends away touring the country. So go overseas.  They let me know when they are returning so I can be waiting with their car. I drive the car around to keep the battery charged. Others. I have to forward all their mail. A few of us work together to look after each others house. Keep an eye out for those not well.

Rest time is over. I have to go do some more sorting.

Shane's 50th Birthday.

Our tour group helped Shane celebrate his 50th Birthday while we were away on the day trip. The cake was beautiful. And tasty.

We were also shown the tanks where the owner of the property breed fish to sell to the market. Fingerlings are placed in large dams until ready for sale. They are then placed in the tanks to clear the mud from their system before being sent to the market. There were Perch and Barramundi.

They also grow sugar cane and mangoes.

Train trip

 This man was playing the harp at the RBH Hospital in Brisbane. I had been there for a specialist appointment. I was sitting waiting for my daughter to finish work to come to collect me. He came in carrying the harp to set up then began to play. He must do it a lot because some of the people knew him. Such soothing music to take your mind off of your worries. One gentleman said, 'He's getting in his practice for when he arrives at the Pearly Gate of Hevan.'

These two are art work on the wall at the book in your luggage department at the Roma Street railway station.

The rest are of the station. The trains and the people who travel on them. The day was overcast and chilly. I had a few people come up to talk to me while I sat waiting for my train. I returned home exhausted after three days away from home. I am trying to catch up on my work. I am slowly cleaning the winter weeds from my garden. About fifteen minutes at a time before the back and hip begins to ache. At least I am making progress but the rubbish bin is filling fast.

Photos

These are a few of the photos I took last week when I went on a bus trip. The day was long and we traveled many kilometers. We left at seven in the morning and returned home about six.

We had a Christmas in July lunch at a hotel in one of the towns.  I have another one coming up next week. Unless some of my doctor's appointment are moved forward. It is a mystery trip. We don't know where we will be going.

Cleaning up.

Since I have had to slow my pace in life, I have been editing all the novels I have finished. Some I have retrieved from a computer that died a few years back. I have been formatting them as well.

I sent a few to a publisher. I did receive a surprise. A contract arrived. But. Not the sort I had been expecting. I showed it to a friend and she told me to not sign it. I had been of the same mind before she had read it. She checked the name out and found it not to be a good place to be with. So I have been sending out other feelers.

I have about a dozen novels finished to be published. I just need to find a true publisher. Or an agent to handle the publishing side of my work.

I am also finishing off a novel that I found half written.

The cold weather has slowed me down some. Where I have the computer is very cold. You can say the whole house is like a freezer. So I work when not so cold. In the meantime, I write the story by hand while sitting all rugged up in a blanket.

We did have a few days where the days were warmer but the chill has returned. I am trying to catch up on things I had forgotten needed my attention.

I should be writing up my story to the computer but I am working on my blogs.

And the crocheting has been put on the back burner. I will do some later once I have finished my work. I crochet rugs for charity in my spare time.

Art work and flowers

These were also found at the Wondai Flower Show.

And there were statues.
There was also fruit, vegetables, food, and many other things for the gardener.